Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Triesman (Labour) on Monday, 26 November 2007.
Embryology
- Question
- asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answers by Lord Triesman on 12 November (WA 1–2), what assessment they have made of news reports on 12 November regarding successful cloning of non-human primates, with regard to the necessity of financial incentives to recruit more and more human egg donors for reported work that has otherwise not been replicated but which might instead be performed entirely with monkeys.
- Answer
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So far the work involving non-human primates has been undertaken in only two laboratories. Its success may provide the technological advances to make this somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) more feasible in humans. No animal-based cell lines could be used in therapy owing to issues around transfer of animal viruses and immune rejection.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 263; 696 c99WA
- Session
- 2007-08
- Related items
- Subjects
- Clones Human embryo experiments Primates
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